Working

I've been working on a lot of stuff lately. I realized that I don't make things because my kids need clothes or a new hat, though that is sometimes why I sew. But mostly I just enjoy seeing a finished project. It makes me feel like I accomplished something. :)

Anyway...here are some of the things I have been busy with.

This was Sadie's last minute "Princess Green" Halloween costume. I think it turned out pretty cute. Of course we had to spray paint some shoes to match!

I made this hat along with about 3 others. One for Sadie and a few for me. :) I haven't gotten around to taking pictures of the other ones yet though.

Here is another 90 minute shirt. This time I tried long sleeves. They turned out to be perfect length.

And here are my two little ones playing with their trains together while wearing their new clothes. Sadie's dress is a Warhol Dress. I got a shirt at Walmart the other day for one dollar. I liked the bright color so I made it into this dress for Sadie.

I did it!

I finally made one! I don't know how long ago I saw the tutorial for a 90 minute shirt on Made, but I finally made one today! And it turned out really cute. There will definitely be more of these to come in the future! Maybe I will try one for Sadie next...

Here it is in action. Sorry it is so blurry...it is hard to get my 6 month old to sit still for pictures!

That's a little better. Doesn't he look cute in it!

I love being able to use old shirts to make them into new things.

Skirts

Well...I guess I'm a little bit addicted. To making skirts that is. I just barely realized this when I pulled out all the skirts I have made in the last 2 months or so and took pictures of them. There were way more than I thought that I had. Oops. At least they are all cute and I know I will wear them because I already have! And Sadie pretty much wears a skirt every day so I am not worried there either. Anyway...here are some pictures of all of the skirts that I made.

Just a note : I hadn't taken a shower yet so that's why my head is cut off in all of these pictures. And I didn't take the time to iron any of them. So they are all wrinkly, and it makes them look really bad. But I really like them all.

Butterflies. I have worn this one lots of times already. I loved it when it was hot outside because the fabric is nice and thin.

This is a circle skirt...I kinda fell in love with making circle skirts. They are so flowy and twirly. And I love this fabric that I got for one dollar a yard.

I made this one about two weeks after I had my baby...big mistake. The second time I wore it to church it was WAY too big. So now I wear it with a big safety pin in the back. Awesome.

OK. This one could have used a little ironing. But I love the fabric. I got it at Walmart for a dollar a yard, so it isn't the highest quality, but I definitely love it. It looks SO much better without tons of wrinkles in it. Another circle skirt.

This is just a casual skirt that I made from the bottom of a men's t-shirt and some elastic thread. It is so comfy and I wore it tons of times when the weather was hot.

This one is a little see through so I will need a slip under it, but it is another circle skirt out of dollar a yard fabric. AWESOME. I love it! Oh...and obviously it needs ironing!

I have had this fabric for about 3 years trying to decide what to do with it because I loved it so much. So I made a gathered elastic waist skirt. And I love it.

This is a knit skirt with a knit waistband. So comfy and casual and awesome. Although sometimes it feels like it is going to just fall off of me. So next time I think I will make the waistband a little tighter. :)

And another knit skirt. I've worn this one a lot too. In fact, I have worn them all a lot. So, yeah.

Ok...now to Sadie's skirts. This is a circle skirt. Really cute...especially because Sadie is wearing it.

This is a skirt I made from a t-shirt. I just made up the pattern and I really like how it turned out. And for 1 dollar. I don't think I will EVER buy a skirt for Sadie again. They are so fast and easy to make.

Another circle skirt.

And another circle skirt.

I guess I figured out that I don't really need to make any more skirts for a while. Darn. They are so fun to make. And Sadie pretty much wears a skirt everyday. Not kidding. So I guess I better start making some leggings to go under her skirts because it is getting cooler. I guess that is all.

Fun stuff

I have been keeping busy with the jumpers that I need to make, but I took a short break to make some things for Sadie and for some of the babies that are going to be born in October. (I know about 7 ladies having girls in the next couple of months!) Anyway, here are some of the things I have made.


This is a "Warhol dress" (free pattern found here under the pattern shop tab) I made the smaller size for my friend's baby. I think the ruffle at the bottom looks really cute!

Here is a little skirt that I made for another baby. It is about size 18 months. It is a circle skirt pattern with elastic around the back of the waistband. Sadie has a skirt like this and has been wearing it since she was one. It still fits!

This is a shirt that I made for Sadie. I think it turned out really cute. She put the belt on one day while she was playing and I thought it looked pretty cute so we took some pictures.

Nice!

Here is a dress I made for Sadie. It is exactly like the shirt I made for her above, but I made it longer. I didn't really like the fabric before I made the dress but then after it was finished I really liked it!

I've been busy

It has been a few months since I have posted on this blog. I have been busy with my new little boy and my two year old to do much blogging. But I have been doing lots and lots of sewing. This is just going to be a lot of pictures of the projects that I have been working on. It is mostly for my benefit because I know not a lot of people read this blog. I just want to remember and keep a record of all the stuff I make.

If anyone wants to know something about any of the things I have made, feel free to leave a comment.

Two skirts made from old t-shirts. They look really cute on Sadie!

I made Sadie a few (7!) pairs of shorts. Three pairs of pj shorts and four pairs of play shorts. They are super cute and really fast to put together!

Here she is wearing a pair. Nice. It is good that I made a lot of shorts because we go through 2 or 3 pairs every day. She likes to get dirty outside or play in the hose.

A dress I made. I don't really like it, but I thought I would post it anyway.

Another dress. This one I love. She has worn it to church a few times with a little white shirt under it and it has gotten so many compliments! I love the textured fabric too!

This is a Warhol dress that I got the pattern for on MADE. You should try it. It is also made from some old t-shirts. I really like it, but it is a little big. I will have to make another one a little bit smaller.

This is a bag that I made because my diaper bag was falling apart. I really like how it turned out, but it did take me a couple days to get used to the bright colors.

The best part about this bag is that it is really big! I can fit EVERYTHING I need without feeling like my bag is about to explode. haha.

I have actually made a lot more things, but I haven't taken pictures of them. Maybe I will update a little bit more frequently on this blog now. I'm not making any promises though. :) And right now I am working on making 5 more jumpers for a lady in my ward. So we will see when I get those done.

New shirts!

I made Sadie some cute new shirts this weekend. I didn't really like how they fit her at first because they kinda stick out and have no shape to them right when you put them on, but after she wore them for a while, I liked them more and more.

I didn't really get any good pictures of them, but I will post what I have.

Pink shirt...this was really just the practice shirt because I didn't really like the material, but it turned out ok.

I love this one. She got to wear it to church today along with her handmade denim skirt. She was so stylin!

The first shirt again. Covering her ears while daddy mows the lawn!

I used this tutorial. Really easy to follow and I will definitely be using it again!

Rag Quilt Letters

I can finally cross this project off of my list! Sheesh. I saw it so long ago over here and I knew immediately that I wanted to make some for Sadie. She was too young then to start learning her letters, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to start early. Well, then I didn't make them for months and months.

Then a few months ago, Sadie started becoming really interested in letters and teaching herself really what they were. Ok, so I helped, but seriously isn't it amazing how fast kids learn. I was so surprised at how fast she picked up on her letters that I figured I should finally start this project. The real motivation came when Rob told me he wanted to get one of those paper alphabet banner things that you see in a lot of classrooms to put up in our living room so we could teach her that way. I didn't really want that in my living room, so I decided I would make these and hang them up in some sort of cute way. I haven't actually hung them up yet, but hopefully this week.

I actually made this set of upper case letters and a set of lower case letters so that she could learn both. Right now, we are working on upper case, but later we will move on to the lower case alphabet.

She really wanted to be in the pictures as I was taking them. So here she is. Hamming it up for the camera.

What a cutie!